Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
THE NEWS In VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
LERICHO CENTRE.

JEhlNHO zen ll'I'
Rev. Mr.. Bradford of Jericho preached
here Sunday morning in exchange will
Mr.. Williams. .....D Dustin Bcknell is tt
return to his home i'll New York city this
week. He and his family have beer
spending few weeks with his father.
Mrs. Weston of Port Henry, \. y, is Wis
iting her father, Dana Bicknell. Hi.
week to celebrate his birth day .... Hen
ry Hall and family, n. S Ransom ant
family with f. w. Hall and family OF
Bolton are TO go into camp at Mallets
bay this week. f. II. Lane, wife ant
daughter of Burlington are visiting
friends at this place for a few days..
luther Howe's people are going to the
Morrisville campmeeting this week.
H. E. Garvin of Essex is talking of open
ing select school here in the old acade
my this fall. .....Gesrge Tubbs has
bought Mrs. Sherman's house on Lee
river and Is making some repairs on The
same. Ed. Barber has quite number
of citys boarders again this season.....
The Sunday school are talking of a picnic
or an excursion. Why not go to lIighgate
Springs?
RICHMOND.
The graded school at Richmond will
commence the fall term the first Monday
in September, G. +. Woodward, ir. OF
West Randolph, principal Miss Rctta
Ellis of Huntington, inlermed'ate; Ms
Hattie Sawyer, Randolph prjmpry. A u of
them are graduates of our nolm"l schools
and teachers OF experience
The farmers are pretty much th"olgh
haying and from 10 10 20 per cent more
hay has been cut than last yea. Late
oats and barley have rusted coD>lderable.
Early sowed oats are good crop. pOt3-
toes are looking finely wlthOut any signs
of rot notwithstanding the hot weai ler,
fields of corn that were blown dow by
the recent storm have generally 81 ri cht-
ened up..... The Rev. Mr.. HPEen and
wife are spending their vacation in Ma1t-
son, Conn, visiting friends. 80. Rev. 10
seph Ladd of Galesburgh, ILL.,, occupied
the dssk in the Congregational church
last Sunday The funeral of Nj =.
Catherine, wife of the late Jonas Fav YVES
attended at the residence of G. II. Eav
year. Rev. Mr.. Smiley Official ed. ......
Mr.. and Ms. John S. Towers / on J ong
Island City. n. Y, are visit e tneir
friends in Richmond. ..... Mrs. f. D. .Ia-
son and daughter are visiting tIe'' rela-
tlons ard friends in Low lie, N......
Seventy cents a hundred v2S r. Il or
milk last July at the Richmo ld : ''"'me. ?.
During the thunder orm + day ght
the barn of Francis Clark was burned
with all its contents, some fifteen ol
twenty tons of hay and other valuable
products being destroyed. There was nc
insurance. The hay was owned by Cor
meals O'Brien.
MILTON.
The road machine has done Il fipe p G
of work upon Fox hill which is row in
better condition than has been kno', ;or
many years. Main street in the is
now being worked. .... Rev. j. l.. oeWlll
Hero he reports very dull fishing ound
the island. ,.,,. Mr.. and Mrs. John L. WI.
lard and Mrs. A. H. Ritchie 4 town
boarding at Mrs. Amanda F''"r's. .....
II. II. Rankin and ID. +. Quinn alu their
families are camping in the 90. C. at
Camp Rich. .... Later report o. le re
cent wind and transforms shoN ., 4
great deal of damage has been v o. ~ N
portions of the town, esn W tle
western part, where ma1y, - / 10 =" 'e
trees have suffered. ..,..M Nj :. Z. /. Wo
colt is seriously i'll.
Services IN Trinity IIpiscopaD Mi. o,-
ary, Milton, on River street as o'lovs
On sunday, August :, ut 10 } .. NJ, --
Quoted by Mr.. c. f. Allen of Er' 80. -:
on sunday. August H. at p. m. ."
Z. b. Finn of Milton; on Surt"", A.
gust 81, at 1890 a. m, by the n .por
with quarterly offerings fJr mi -siols.
EAST CHARLOTTE.
Miss Anna Pringle is home ga brief
visit with her father, c. G. Prinele, Esq
before his departure again for the South
west. He will start on another p in
the course of few days, taking v.tu him
this time, as his assistant IN mis- bo'i ''3l
work, Nh John W. Churc hin OF tai =
haven, who has just graduated homo ABLY
from Vermont academy, Saytou's We
......The storm of last Thursday & Il DO
siderable damage in this section 4
trees, grain, corn and other crops Fen .,
buildings, etc. Beech Bee hsu p ~ 4
unroofed windows end dool3 we e b'1' /
IN and broken at u. Il. I?Cga IS W.
liam Foote'S dwelling w2sa, dc,l by =.
ming, although not Sc .orS'1 dome /
and at Silas Cherbin's th9 c.cc u Jel-
tered the house and ! 1ed to'e a ole
of the carpets: :..:. Or. and NJ. { c"u
in this vicinity. ...,..M Mi"s l.. NJ. r. 20 d
Miss Fannie Cove. ,.om LinCo 4, = Il
Mrs. j. j. Dumas and daughter, n
Bristol, spent last Sunday with ~, 't''
here. Miss Pal tch, who has cn
spending few weeks at Mr.. Dean H.
Haven ast Monday 10 ner the feme qepee G e
vices of the late Mr.. George d. Jc :kman
were largely attended at the BnD, ST
church, Augusta. 2. The draping and 1orP
arrangements were elaborate pud beauti-
full, and favorite hymns of the deceased
choir, Mrs. G. f. Cove presiding vii he
usual effectiveness at the organ.
CHARLOTTE.
Most every one is through haying a
large yield but good deal of it injured
by rain and overripeness. 900. Late oat3
are rustlng in many places .,....Iu several
Instances The soft rot has been seen dig
glne for early potatoes. sometimes 3 or
rotten ones in a hill.. Our base bali
nine played a rattling game with the
Hinesburg club Monday, and wele beat Q a
by one score ,.... This town win be w
represented IS usual at SaXton's Rive
the term commencing in September .....
Great luck fishing all along the shore his
year. Pike and pickerel anywhere urdei
several feet in length reward the dlisenl
angler. Several staunch citizens o {
on the watch for the sea serpent and blil
liant revelations are expected soon 80.
And now a yacht club is in order and an
organization will soon be effected il Is
hoped
HUNTINGTON.
The death of the little daughter of ]. evj
and Sally Ann Taft about three years ol
age, occurred Aug. ! after brief illuess
The burial services took place here at the
North village, Rev, w. H. Lystar officia